Tom Meek

Violaist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson has developed a reputation for being one of L.A.'s most adventurous young composers, finding himself involved in film and television projects on larger and larger scales. His own music is just as challenging, as he often creates large ensembles that perform chamber, jazz and Latin hybrid works......

These days singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III is as well known for being father to daughters Martha and Lucy and son Rufus as he is for his own extended musical career. But Wainwright is as good as any modern songwriter in turning a phrase, and has branched out from his early......

Guitarist Jeff Richman is a regular at L.A.'s oldest jazz club, the Baked Potato in Studio City. Once a month he can usually be found leading a group of the area's finest players through a range of well-crafted original songs as well as covers ranging from Wayne Shorter to Peter......

Drummer Billy Hart has worked with genuine jazz legends for decades, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Shirley Horn, Wes Montgomery and Stan Getz, among many others. Hart's assembled his own quartet for a nationwide early-summer tour, which concludes with two nights at Little Tokyo's Blue Whale. Hart is joined here......

Saxophonist Azar Lawrence is widely recognized as one of the planet's finest interpreters of the music of John Coltrane. Azar's early career saw notable stints with both Miles Davis and Coltrane pianist McCoy Tyner before he largely dropped out of sight for an extended period. Lawrence's renaissance is nearly a......

Pianist Chick Corea's career dates back to the 1960s, when he first came to prominence in the bands of Miles Davis as a member of the seminal Bitches Brew - era lineups, which helped launch jazz fusion. Corea has kept himself involved in a wide range of musical projects, which......

Canadian-born Diana Krall has become one of the most popular artists in jazz over the last two decades by stamping onto jazz standards her personal style as a pianist and chanteuse, selling more than 15 million albums worldwide and winning two Grammy Awards. For her latest record, Glad Rag Doll,......

Keyboardist/composer/arranger John Beasley was born into a musical family, first coming to prominence as part of the last bands of Miles Davis, then moving on to a TV and musical career that included composing and arranging for American Idol, Queen Latifah, Carly Simon and many others. His own 2009 Positootly......

Keyboard wiz Scott Kinsey carries the legacy of the late Joe Zawinul (Weather Report) forward in his own work as leader tonight at Blue Whale in Little Tokyo. Kinsey is joined here by a young and talented rhythm section, with Tim Lefebvre (Tedeschi Trucks Band) on bass and Louis Cole......